Kagami nasu waga mishi kimi o aba no no no hanatachibana no tama ni hiriitsu

鏡なす我が見し君を阿婆の野の
花橘の玉に拾ひつ

Roma-ji: Kagami nasu waga mishi kimi o aba no no no hanatachibana no tama ni hiriitsu
English Translation: Like a mirror,
you whom I would always see,
on Aba's moor
from the flowering orange
I have gathered you as jewels
Meaning: You whom I used to look upon as one looks in a mirror—on the moor of Aba I have gathered you up, like jewels of the flowering orange.
Commentary: Book Seven Elegies 1404

Headnote: "Elegies"
The one the poet used to see every day, as one looks in a mirror, has been gathered up on the moor of Aba like jewels of the flowering orange. It is understood to describe gathering the bones of the dead after cremation, likened to picking up the fruits of the tachibana as jewels, voicing grief by turning the changed remains into beautiful jewels.
It is the first poem under the heading "Elegies," and the elegy section, the last division of Book Seven, begins here. The location of the moor of Aba is unknown. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "Like a mirror," is a pillow word for "mi" (to see), since one always looks into a mirror.
The second line, "you whom I would always see," refers to the beloved seen day by day.
The third line names the moor of Aba, whose location is unknown.
The fourth line, "the flowering orange," refers to tachibana blossoms and fruit and leads to "jewels."
The final line, "I have gathered you as jewels," is understood to mean gathering the bones after cremation.
Source: Manyoshu
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